Cannot connect and authenticate to geocaching.com

Detailed steps causing the problem:

• Opening c:geo

Actual behavior after performing these steps:

At the bottom of the main screen, the panel displays: “geocaching.com - Logging in…” and c:geo never manages to log into geocaching.com. If I manually check to log in, in the settings panel, I get the error message: “Login failed: Unable to contact Geocaching.com. The website may be down or your internet connection not working…”. If I go on geocaching.com website with my android browser, it works properly… The problem only occurs within cgeo.

Expected behavior after performing these steps:

I should be logged into geocaching.com.

Version of c:geo used:

2016.06.09

Is the problem reproducible for you?

Yes

System information:

Attach system information here if available (see c:geo menu -> About c:geo -> System)
--- System information ---
Device: SM-G386F (afyonltexx, samsung)
Android version: 4.2.2
Android build: JDQ39.G386FXWUAOI2
Cgeo version: 2016.06.09
Google Play services: enabled
Low power mode: inactive
Compass capabilities: yes
Rotation vector sensor: absent
Orientation sensor: present
Magnetometer & Accelerometer sensor: present
Direction sensor used: magnetometer & accelerometer
Hide own/found: true
Map strategy: auto
HW acceleration: enabled (default state)
System language: fr_FR (cgeo forced to English)
Geocaching sites enabled:
- geocaching.com: not logged in (Logging in…)
Installed cgeo plugins:  none
--- End of system information ---


##### Other comments and remarks:

[Lineflyer]

IMHO the situation got stable right now. I suggest we keep the suggested workaround documented here but close this issue without further actions. Objections?

[rsudev]

Fine with me